William PALMER

1638 - 1704  (65 years)

• Name	William PALMER  [1]
  	William Palmer, born in Duxbury in 1638, married Susanna Cook, daughter of John Cook. residence: Dartmouth. He was killed by the Indians when on his way home on Fort Street in Fairhaven, after visiting his father-in-law John Cook in the garrison there. He was buried under a pear tree in Fairhaven at the corner of Washington and Walnut Streets in the rear of the annex to the school. He left a will. Thee is also record of a legal action taken by John Willis and his wife Elizabeth, in a complaint against Mr. William bradford, Mr. Edward Winslow and Mr. Thomas Prence, executors of the will f William Palmer Sr., deceased. They sought damages for 20 pounds for a lot of land which complainant pretended he had right to by the marriage of his wife, who had formerly been he wife of William Palmer the younger, son of said William the elder. The jury found for the defendants and gave them 12 pounds in damages and the charges of the court, according to Plymouth Colony records, Judicial Acts, page 7, 2 Jan. 1637/8. [1]
  Birth	27 Jun 1638	Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	1704	Little Compton, Newport Co., Rhode Island
  Person ID	I43197	Main Tree
  Last Modified	22 Dec 2020

  
  

  Father	William PALMER,   b. Abt 1585   d. 1638 (Age 53 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Mary TRINE
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F29014	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Susanna COOKE,   b. Abt 1656, Plymouth, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts d. 1704, Plymouth, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts (Age 48 years)
  Children	+ 1. John PALMER,   b. 18 May 1665, Dartmouth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts d. 13 Oct 1753, Little Compton, Newport Co., Rhode Island (Age 88 years)  [Birth]
  Family ID	F09501	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 27 Jun 1638 - Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Death - 1704 - Little Compton, Newport Co., Rhode Island  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S5383] "Little Compton Families" Vol. II, Little Compton, Rhode Island.